Civil
liberty protection in cyberspace is the cherished mandate
of every democratic and constitution abiding government. However,
countries around the world are not only ignoring this obligation but
are also actively working in the direction of violating the same. Spy
software like FinFisher
is openly used by governments around the world.

According to Praveen Dalal, managing partner of New
Delhi based ICT law firm Perry4Law
and leading techno legal expert of Asia, The CMS Project of India is
a good and ambitious project that is required to manage National
Security and Law Enforcement requirements of the country. However,
adequate “Procedural Safeguards” must also be established in the
System so that it is not abused for political and personal reasons,
warns Dalal. The CMS Project would be “Illegal and
Unconstitutional” if implemented in its current form, warns Dalal.

The PMO must interfere at this crucial stage and
scrap both Aadhaar
and CMS
projects as soon as possible. Recently U.S refused to sign the treaty
that could have regulated Internet in the worst form. U.S. has also
refused
to serve summons upon Internet companies of U.S. citing
constitutional reasons.

India has to mend its ways so that it remains on the side of
protection of civil liberties and use e-surveillance
in only those cases that are absolutely required.